Wheaton, Ill. - Wheaton senior
Mark Forcucci has been named a CCIW Student-Athlete of the Week in football for his efforts in Wheaton's 82-10 victory against Millikin last Saturday. This is the second weekly accolade from the conference for the Thunder this season as Forcucci joins
Seth Kortenhoeven who was named the CCIW Special Teams Student Athlete of the Week last Monday. This week marks the third time in his career that Forcucci has received the weekly honor from the conference. He has also picked up the award on November 17, 2025 and October 21, 2024.
Forcucci led the Wheaton offense in an 82-10 win over Millikin University, completing 23 of 32 passes for 250 yards and five touchdowns passes, one shy of Wheaton's single-game record. The senior quarterback connected three times with
Seth Kortenhoeven for scores of 14, 16 and 28 yards and added an 18-yard touchdown pass to
Max Loomis, and a 17-yard TD pass to
Caleb Titherington. Forcucci became Wheaton's career leader in touchdown passes, surpassing the previous record of 70 that had stood since 1985. Forcucci now has 74 career touchdown passes.
Second ranked Wheaton takes to the road next Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff at Illinois Wesleyan.
